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Have a 230 volt set of strips that heat up with only one hot leg hooked up, never had this happen before in an older unit. Maybe some one here has had this problem the other set of strips work fine,...

I worked on Arkla Servels for 10 yrs. They are not very efficient and maint on them can be costly, cleaning tanks twice a year,and cleaning of the generator. Belt replacements, timers,etc. Same with...

Thanks men I wasn't really sure since I never knew any one who had ever done it before and left it, I have been in a rush and did one once but I also turned it back around. So thanks for the info, I...

I worked in Houston for 30 yrs in A/C service, try Premier heating and air. They will do a load calculation etc and if anything goes wrong they will fix it right away. I now live in Missouri so I no...

Its hard to say what might be the problem since you have had several Techs out already. Did they check the capacitor under a load? A unit could still come on in certain conditions like early mornings...

I use to work in Houston TX, and worked on almost nothing but R-410A systems since thatís about all we were using. Iíve found them overcharged and pressures not really showing much of a change, they...

Yes the other day I did succeed in brazing brass to copper but on a work bench not hooked up to a coil, then I tried the same meathod at a coil in a closet with no luck but I'll try once again. Less...

Sorry but I tried once again to solder copper to a brass compression fitting while it was still connected to the coil, I cleaned it the best I could and used alot of paste, no luck there I only wish...

Thats all Im saying guys is that (I) think this could be a very good possibility like your coil diagnos, sorry if I jumped the gun but Im sure she thought it seemed like 5 min, to me it seemed longer...

I hav'nt tried the 95/5 is it less costly since the silver with flux worked so well, and yes you are right clean,clean,clean! It was really easier than brazing I could'nt believe the results,so thank...

I posted this the other day, sorry but I got back into the wrong form i think. 45% silver with white paste flux, but I had to use the brazing tanks the propane tank just was'nt enough. Ive never done...

I want to think all of you that posted how to solder these two alloys and it worked just great, you can always teach a tech somting new if he loves his kind of work. Even after 32 years I still have...

actully Im trying to braze copper to brass, those carrier aluminum evap coils with copression fittings that always seem to leak over time. I tried once on an old coil but with no success just melting...

My E.P.A. card # is my social # and is that safe over the net? I have 32 years in this area starting out as a goffer to lead tech on up to service in 85.I also held Texas contractors license up till...

All we can say is that it is important, I have a new system myself that I installed and I check it every year since I am a tech. There are many things to look at and what to look for, more so in the...

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I have been an A/C teck for over 30 years now but I have always had trouble brazing these tow metals properly. Mostly carrier...